Amsterdam aims to be climate neutral by 2050. To achieve that it will work to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% from 1990 levels in 2030 and by 95% by 2050. In 2019 the city presented the Amsterdam Climate Accord outlining how it wants to achieve these goals.

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Copenhagen is a global frontrunner in sustainable urban development, aiming to become the first carbon neutral capital in the world by 2025. Moreover, it wants to show that the reduction of carbon emissions can be combined with growth, development and increased quality of life.

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Helsinki aims to be a leading player in the transition to a low carbon economy. Its goal is to be carbon neutral by 2035, which means it has to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% from 1990 levels.

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The city of Paris began its journey to climate neutrality long before the 2015 Paris Agreement became the most important symbol of the urgency of international climate action. In 2007 the city adopted its own Plan Climat, which set out to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25% between 2004 and 2020 and by 75% between 2004 and 2050.

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Stavanger has ambitious goals regarding the climate and environment. It aims to cut greenhouse gases by 80 percent by 2030 compared with 2015, and to be a fossil-free municipality by 2040.

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Tallinn is often claimed to be the public sector Digital Leader in the world. The City of Tallinn joined the Covenant of Mayors energy policy initiative of the European Commission in 2009 and its implementation is taking place on the basis of a Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2011-2021 (SEAP).

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